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Churches, 1901

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The O'Council Memorial Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 15

We are in receipt of a letter and circular from the Very Rev. Canon O'Riordan. parish priest of Cahirciveen County Kerry. Ireland, in which he anneals to Irishmen at home and…

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A Notable Work. " The Divine Plan of the Church."

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 34

Messrs. George Robertson and Co; have supplied us with a Copy of a hew work which has attracted considerable attention since its publication a couple of months ago. The Rev. John…

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St. Francis' Church, Paddington

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 22

Sunday last being the anniversary of the opening of this Church, there was a special service of the occasion at the 11 o'clock Mass. The Church was packed from sanctuary to…

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Church Music

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 22

Persons interested in Catholic Church music will be pleased to hear of a beautiful and highly devotional addition to the already large category of sacred hymns in Australia…

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Parramatta District. the Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 12

The annual meeting of St. John's Auxiliary to the Church Society was held in St. John's school-hall on Thursday evening, Archdeacon Gunther presiding. From the treasurer's statement it appeared that £103…

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Church News. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 9

The Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday morning held an ordination in St. Andrew's Cathedral, in the evening preached at St. James', Croydon; on Monday afternoon presided at a meeting of the standing…

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Anti-clerical Riots in Spain. Churches Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The Spanish anti-clericals threaten to burn all the churches in Gijon, a seaport town in tho Bay of Biscay. Two have been, already destroyed…

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Rockdale Free Church of England Debating and Social Union

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the society took place on Wednesday evening last. The election of officers for the ensuing half-year resulted was follows:—Speaker,…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 11

The Bishop of Riverina, Dr. Anderson, has ordained Mr. F. L. Walker, of; Balranald, to the diacqnate. The sum of £50,000, which the Bishop of…

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The Free Church and United Free Church of Scotland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 11

A cablecgram dated London, June 19, states that "the Free Church (of Scotland) is suing the United Free Church, to determine the titles to the lands and moneys vested in the Free Church…

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The Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 9

Under this header sermons by eminent preachers are published in this-widely-circulated paper, in order tiwit in Hie remote interior, where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen, the…

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The Commonwealth. Principles of National Progress and Industrial Policy. (Written for the "Town and Country Journal" by Churchill Thomas.) Ii—our Present Industrial. Position

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 37

Roughly speaking, our existing industries may be divided into three classes agricultural and pastoral occupations, the development of out mineral resources, and the production of…

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Turkish Mission to Mahomedans. Shanghai, June 28

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 June 1901 · page 7

It is unofficially stated here that the Turkish mission, which left Shanghai last Saturday, howeward bound by way of the Siberian railway, will…

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Pitt-street Church Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 5

An organ recital and concert will be given in the Pitt-street Congregational Church on Tuesday evening. A good programme has been arranged by the organist, Miss Lilian Frost, who will be assisted by…

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Wesley an Church Temperance and Morals Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 7

The temperance and mora is committee of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at a meeting on Wednesday last, passed the following resolutions:—"That in view of the approaching general election, it is…

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Church Anniversary

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 3

Yesterday the anniversary services in connection with the Sunday School were hold in tho Point Piper-road Congregational Church, Woollahra, when there were large congregations…

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Protestant Defence Association. Meeting at Scots Church. Weekly Paper to Be Issued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 4

A meeting at the recently-formed Australian Protestant Defence Association was held in Scots Church last night, the Rev. Dr. Dill Mackay presiding. There was a good attendance, and much…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 9

Several prizes were distributed at the Alexandria Mission School last Sunday by Mr. T. P. Reeve. Two Sundays ago Mr. Reeve delivered an address and offered four prizes for the best reports of the…

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Church News. St. Philip's, Church Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 9

The midwinter vacation of the pupils of St. Philip's Parish school. Church Hill, was made the occasion of the distribution of prizes to successful competitors on Friday. Archdeason Langley…

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Parramatta District. St. John's Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 10

The parents of the children attending the Sunday-schools in St. John's parish, Parramatta, were invited to their annual meeting on Tuesday. There was a large attendance, Archdeacon Gunther…

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